Volleyball @ Craig

The Mt. Edgecumbe Lady Braves volleyball
team won a pair of conference matches in Craig Sept 30-Oct. 1.

The Lady Braves improved to 5-1 on the
season. The MEHS girls now have six conference games remaining before the
Region V tournament in Juneau Nov. 3-5.

MEHS coach Rich Calkins said he was
pleased with the wins over Craig, but that the team needs to play more
consistently.

“Sometimes you run up against a team with
a hot hitter and there’s nota lot you
can do about it,” Calkins said. “That wasn’t the case, we had a lot of unforced
errors.”

He added: “On the positive side, our
girls did buckle down and compete when it came down to crunch time.”

The Lady Braves won 3-1 Friday night,
then took a 3-0 win Saturday. In Friday’s match, the Lady Braves won the first
two games 25-21 and 25-13, then lost 25-23. Leading 2-1, the Lady Braves closed
out the win with a 25-21 win in the fourth game. The scores Saturday were
26-24, 25-23 and 25-15.

Calkins credited senior Brenna Johanson
and junior Marian Martin, two players from Hoonah, with showing leadership
during the Craig trip.

Freshman Taryn White also continued her
development into a tough front-line hitter and Maggie Okakok “had some nice
swings from the outside,” Calkins said.

“We have the depth and enough different
weapons to score. It’s those free points,” he said.

The Lady Braves will play at the annual
Juneau JIVE tournament Oct. 7-8.